Tomato russet mite
stage) and nymph (2nd stage). The first nymphal stage is a transparent white colour and about 0.1 mm long. They usually develop to the 2nd stage within a [...] pairs of legs, whereas other mite groups have four pairs. Eggs are roughly 0.05 mm in diameter and are laid on the underside of leaves, on leaf petioles [...] are cream to orange-yellow in colour, wedge-shaped and very small (roughly 0.17 mm in length), with males being slightly smaller than the females.